dále

See also: dale, Dale, and dalë

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdaːlɛ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

dále

  1. farther, comparative degree of daleko
    Synonym: dál
    Antonym: blíže

Derived terms

Noun

dále f

  1. great distance
    Synonyms: dál, dálka

Declension

Declension of dále (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative dále dále
genitive dále dálí
dative dáli dálím
accusative dáli dále
vocative dále dále
locative dáli dálích
instrumental dálí dálemi
adverbs

Further reading

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently from Portuguese dar-lhe or dá-lhe (“give to him/her/it/them (sg.)”), (formerly) used similarly in Daman, Ceylon and Kochi.[1] Most likely also influenced by Cantonese 打 (daa2, “to hit, to beat”), such as in the formation 打你 (daa2 nei5, “hit/beat you”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.li/, /ˈda.lɐ/

Verb

dále

  1. to beat, to smack
    Dále di bêm! ― Beat 'em up well!
    pegâ vassôra-pena dále quiança ― to beat a child with a feather duster
  2. to imbibe
    dále vinho ― to drink wine

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “dále”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 425

Further reading

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